ArticleStroke2021
Medications as Traumatic Reminders in Patients With Stroke/Transient Ischemic Attack-Induced Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
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- Risk of Ischemic Stroke After Transient Ischemic Attack in Patients Receiving Comprehensive Versus Noncomprehensive Diagnostic Workup: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2025Pooled it
- Cardiac event-induced PTSD symptoms and continuous heart rate in coronary artery disease patients.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2026Article
- Posttraumatic stress disorder and associated factors among stroke survivors in Northwest Ethiopia.Discover mental health · 2025Article
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- Prevalence, correlates, and mental and physical health burden of cardiovascular disease in older U.S. military veterans.PLOS mental health · 2024Article
- Psychometric properties of the post-traumatic stress disorder checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) in Chinese stroke patients.BMC psychiatry · 2023Observational
- A Public Health Perspective of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Supportive psychological therapy can effectively treat post-stroke post-traumatic stress disorder at the early stage.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Article
- Association between cardiac event-induced PTSD symptoms and daily intrusive thoughts about cardiac risk: An ecological momentary assessment study.General hospital psychiatryObservational
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Abstract
background and purposePosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms are common after stroke/transient ischemic attack (TIA) and have been associated with medication nonadherence, potentially because medications serve as traumatic reminders of the prior stroke/TIA. This study examined associations between stroke/TIA-induced PTSD and aversive cognitions toward preventive medications.
methodsWe enrolled a cohort of patients presenting to the emergency department with suspected stroke/TIA. One month posthospitalization, we assessed PTSD symptoms specific to the index stroke/TIA using the PTSD checklist specific and asked patients how often (1) did thinking about your stroke medication make you feel nervous or anxious?; (2) did thinking about your stroke medication make you think about your risk for future strokes?; and (3) did you skip or avoid taking your stroke medication so you would not have to think about your stroke? Logistic regression models tested the association between PTSD symptoms and each aversive cognition, adjusting for age, sex, ethnicity, and depression.
resultsAmong 408 included patients, 11.0% had elevated PTSD symptoms. These patients were more likely to report that thinking about their stroke medication made them feel nervous or anxious (37.8% versus 9.9%,
conclusionsMedications may serve as traumatic reminders after stroke/TIA-induced PTSD, potentially leading to medication nonadherence.
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